The Hardball Times Season Preview 2008: A sample chapter
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TonyC +1Gee. Josh Beckett pegged at 12-8 for 2008? He was 20-7 last year and that was with a few missed starts. Hard to see how the Sox end up 97-65 (the prediction) if Beckett wins only 12 games.
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Hardball Times’ Season Preview
Published 2/8/2008 by John Beamer at Chop-n-Change
... As you may have guessed yours truly has penned the essay on the Braves.
If you are interested in buying the preview book you can buy it here: http://www.actasports.com/detail.html?id=018
For those wavering check here are some teasers.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/its-the-hardball-times-season-preview-2008/
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/ten-things-i-learned-from-the-hardball-times-season-preview-2008/ ...
(Don't) Steal This Book
Published 2/8/2008 by Chris Needham at Capitol Punishment
... on some of the more interesting things gleaned from the book. And finally, there's a link to some excerpts from the chapter on the hated Red Sox. Booooo! Check it out, and support the work of a site I use regularly, one that gives us all kinds of statsy goodness so that I can fact check mailbag questions or prove Boz wrong!
Off to Italy
Published 2/8/2008 by Will at Will's Title is Too Long
... . Of course, that leaves me with some insanely huge shoes to fill, but I think I was up to it. David Gassko recently put up sample portions of the Red Sox chapter to give you a rough idea of the form of the book. He also included ...
Downtime, Family Trees, Hardball Times Book
Published 2/8/2008 by Geoff Young at Knuckle Curve - Baseball News
... to announce that the Hardball Times Season Preview 2008 is almost upon us. I contributed the chapter on the San Diego Padres, so there may be some bias here, but I think we’ve got a pretty rockin’ book this year. If you don’t believe me (then why are you reading my stuff, but that’s a different story), here’s my esteemed colleague David Gassko to tell you more:
It’s the Hardball Times Season Preview 2008!
The Hardball Times Season Preview 2008: A sample chapter (Red Sox content warning)
Ten ...
Friday Links (8 Feb 08)
Published 2/8/2008 by Geoff Young at Ducksnorts
... difficult for me to keep track of the conversations taking place out there in the ether. So to those of you who drop links (or any comments, really) into the daily discussion, I offer a hearty thanks.
Now that I’ve kissed your collective backside, I’m going to hit you up for more money. One project I’ve been working on this winter is the Hardball Times Season Preview 2008, and it’s almost here. Why do you care? Read these three ...
The Hardball Times Season Preview
Published 2/8/2008 by Pat at Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke?
... , and a sample chapter here all up today at THT. If you're interested, hit up that first link and order yourself the book. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Buy This Book: Hardball Times 2008 Season Preview
Published 2/8/2008 by battlekow <info@brewcrewball.com> at Brew Crew Ball
The last couple of years, Jeff has written the Brewers chapter for the Hardball Times' Season Preview; this year, for the first time, they're publishing it as a physical book, rather than a PDF, and since Jeff has such messy handwriting the task fell to me instead (just kidding--you guys know I was Plan B). It's an eminently worthy competitor to BP's annual; if you want to know more, THT has provided a general introduction to what the book is, as well as a sample chapter (unfortunately for you cheapskates, not the Brewers) and some interesting ...
The Hardball Times Season Preview 2008
Published 2/8/2008 by Jeff <jbingham@gmail.com> at Lookout Landing
Buy it. Book summary 10 things David Gassko learned from reading it Sample chapter (Red Sox) If you've ever thought to yourself "I should make a little donation to Jeff for all his hard work," spend that money on this book instead. And if you haven't thought that, on account of being an ungrateful son of a bitch, you should still spend some money on this book anyway, because THT rocks, and they deserve your patronage. Last year's downloadable .pdf volume was already damn good, and now not only will you be able to get a physical book ...
THT Season Preview 2008
Published 2/9/2008 by Justin at On Baseball and the Reds
... of the book here, as well as excerpts from one of the team chapters, so that you can get a good handle on what you're purchasing. I really do think that this may be the best season preview book on the market. ...
The Hardball Times 2008 Season Preview
Published 2/9/2008 by Lisa Gray at The Astros Dugout
... goodies. The team chapters are written by bloggers and THT writers who follow their team every day, and the result is the kind of commentary you can’t get from just looking at the numbers or some news stories.” And of course, “mind-bending, cutting-edge stats” for all your fantasy needs. Yes, I DO mean baseball fantasy.
Click here to read David’s 10 examples of things he learned from reading the book.
Click here to read a sample chapter.
Click here to buy. Thank yuh verra ...
The Hardball Times 2008 Season Preview
Published 2/10/2008 by Mike Pindelski at The Bard's Room
... link:
http://www.actasports.com/detail.html?id=018
Still not convinced?
Here you can take a look at the overview of the book:
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/its-the-hardball-times-season-preview-2008/
Ten things David Gassko of The Hardball Times learned from the book:
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/ten-things-i-learned-from-the-hardball-times-season-preview-2008/
And a sample chapter: ...
The Hardball Times Season Preview 2008
Published 2/11/2008 by Aaron Jay Sapiro at Rockin' the Ravine
... Here’s a link to a small part of a sample chapter from the book. The Red Sox won the World Series, so they’re the sample. Just imagine it filled with Dodgers. Oh the possibilities. ...
monday musings
Published 2/11/2008 by lboros <info@vivaelbirdos.com> at Viva El Birdos
... , and here are links to some sample pages. a quick disclaimer: while i wrote the player comments for the st louis roster, i did not set the rotisserie dollar values nor do the numerical projections; if those lead you astray, not my fault. of course, they might just lead you to a league championship --- in which case, feel free to send me a portion of the jackpot. ...
[HARDBALL TIMES 2008 PREVIEW] The Hardball Times Season Preview 2008 Is Now Available
Published 2/11/2008 by The Professor at Rays Index
... James’ “Team-in-a-Box” format for the essays and tried to maintain a similarly short and incisive style in the player comments.For some reason, the editors have once again asked us to write the preview for the Tampa Bay Rays. While we do a fair bit of writing in our day jobs, we have never fancied ourselves as professional writers. We are just Rays fans with something to say and a computer. As for the book...we can only hope we have not embarrassed ourselves. HERE is a sample chapter HERE is a little sampler of the things that can be found in ...
